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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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